Facilities & Equipment

Calgary Track Information

This track was completed in 1987 for the 1988 Winter Olympics. At a cost of $27 Million Dollars this fully refrigerated track gives Canadian athletes a world class training center. As well, athletes from around the World come to train and compete in International events for Luge, Bobsleigh, and Skeleton.

Canada Olympic Park 
Bob Niven Training Center 
88 Canada Olympic Rd. S.W. 
Calgary, Alberta CANADA 
T3B 5R5 
www.winsportcanada.ca

Length:1,475 m

Vertical Drop:121.2 m

Maximum Grade:15%

Average Grade:8.6%

Minimum Grade:-5.0%

Curves Left:8

Curves Right:6

The Ice House

The world's only indoor push-start facility for Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton was constructed in 2001 at a cost of CDN $4.1 million and is the first facility among those at the Athletic Ice Complex.  Nine km of steel piping cools the ice on three tracks. One track is used solely for Bobsleigh and Skeleton. The other two side-by-side tracks allow a continuous cycle for Luge training. Finish times for the sliding sports are measured in thousandths of seconds and races are literally won or lost at the start.

The Ice House is a critical component as it provides a year-round facility for athletes to practice push-starts and has a significant impact on the competitive results for Canadian sliding athletes. The Ice House continues to assist Canadian athletes in their quest for podium results.

Icehouse visitors can watch our current and future Olympic athletes training July to October.